Basic-cms SweetRice up to 0.5.3 as/lib/plugins.php plugin path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Basic-cms SweetRice up to 0.5.3. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library as/lib/plugins.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument plugin results in path traversal. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-4231. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Basic-cms SweetRice up to 0.5.3 (Content Management System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block in the library as/lib/plugins.php. The manipulation of the argument plugin with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in as/lib/plugins.php in SweetRice 0.5.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via .. (dot dot) in the plugin parameter.

The weakness was presented 12/08/2009 (Packetstorm). It is possible to read the advisory at packetstormsecurity.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-4231 since 12/08/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:as/lib/plugins.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (10246). See VDB-219, VDB-3921, VDB-21253 and VDB-40493 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: packetstormsecurity.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-4231 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4231
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51063
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/28/2025 18:02
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (48), 01/25/2019 11:05 (1), 08/28/2025 18:02 (25)
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